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Thomas Renard is currently a Research Fellow at EGMONT (Royal Institute for International Relations) in Brussels. His research focuses on the multipolarisation of international affairs (in all dimensions, from economy to military) and the strategy developed by the European Union to cope with emerging powers.

He is a PhD student at Ghent University, where he deepens his theoretical knowledge about multipolar systems, and the EU instruments known as strategic partnerships.

He is a member of the Reseau Multidisciplinaire d'Etudes Stratégiques (RMES). He is also a Senior Associate Fellow at the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and heads their Brussels office.

News

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15 May 2009:
Une stratégie de bon sens. Engager l’Organisation de Coopération de Shanghai dans la lutte contre le narcotrafic, Thomas Renard, in Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), n°48, mai 2009. See more in my publications.

8 May 2009:
Europol report describes Afghanistan-Pakistan connection to trends in European Terrorism, Thomas Renard, in Terrorism Monitor, Vol VII, n°12 (8 May 2009). Link here. See more in my publications.

14 April 2009:
Feature article in World Politics Review (subscription only) "The Coming Order: Strategic and Geopolitical Impacts of the Economic Crisis". Link here. See more in my publications.

25 March 2009:
Guest lecturer at College of Europe, Bruges, on "The Crisis, The Great Game, and the EU".

2 March 2009:
Article published in Les Cahiers du RMES entitled "Djihad en Allemagne: La Connexion Ouzbèke" (Jihad in Germany: the Uzbek Connection), about the Islamic Jihad Union.

1 March 2009:
Launch of Alliance Géostratégique, a web platform for blogs (in French) related to security issues.

14 October 2008:
Article published in Small Wars Journal on the concept of "Dynamic Insurgencies", applied to the Iraqi case. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 September 2008:
Article published in Terrorism Monitor on the tactical shifts of the Algerian insurgency. Link here. See more in my publications.

26 August 2008:
Study published in Les Cahiers du RMES on the impacts of climate change on terrorism. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 August 2008:
Opinion in Le Soir (Belgian newspaper) on the Algerian insurgency. Link here.
See more in my publications.

News

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14 April 2009:
Feature article in World Politics Review (subscription only) "The Coming Order: Strategic and Geopolitical Impacts of the Economic Crisis". Link here. See more in my publications.

25 March 2009:
Guest lecturer at College of Europe, Bruges, on "The Crisis, The Great Game, and the EU".

2 March 2009:
Article published in Les Cahiers du RMES entitled "Djihad en Allemagne: La Connexion Ouzbèke" (Jihad in Germany: the Uzbek Connection), about the Islamic Jihad Union.

1 March 2009:
Launch of Alliance Géostratégique, a web platform for blogs (in French) related to security issues.

14 October 2008:
Article published in Small Wars Journal on the concept of "Dynamic Insurgencies", applied to the Iraqi case. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 September 2008:
Article published in Terrorism Monitor on the tactical shifts of the Algerian insurgency. Link here. See more in my publications.

26 August 2008:
Study published in Les Cahiers du RMES on the impacts of climate change on terrorism. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 August 2008:
Opinion in Le Soir (Belgian newspaper) on the Algerian insurgency. Link here.
See more in my publications.

News

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25 March 2009:
Guest lecturer at College of Europe, Bruges, on "The Crisis, The Great Game, and the EU".

2 March 2009:
Article published in Les Cahiers du RMES entitled "Djihad en Allemagne: La Connexion Ouzbèke" (Jihad in Germany: the Uzbek Connection), about the Islamic Jihad Union.

1 March 2009:
Launch of Alliance Géostratégique, a web platform for blogs (in French) related to security issues.

14 October 2008:
Article published in Small Wars Journal on the concept of "Dynamic Insurgencies", applied to the Iraqi case. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 September 2008:
Article published in Terrorism Monitor on the tactical shifts of the Algerian insurgency. Link here. See more in my publications.

26 August 2008:
Study published in Les Cahiers du RMES on the impacts of climate change on terrorism. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 August 2008:
Opinion in Le Soir (Belgian newspaper) on the Algerian insurgency. Link here.
See more in my publications.

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22 September:
Article published in Terrorism Monitor on the tactical shifts of the Algerian insurgency. Link here. See more in my publications.

26 August:
Study published in Les Cahiers du RMES on the impacts of climate change on terrorism. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 August:
Opinion in Le Soir (Belgian newspaper) on the Algerian insurgency. Link here.
See more in my publications.

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26 August:
Study published in Les Cahiers du RMES on the impacts of climate change on terrorism. Link here. See more in my publications.

22 August:
Opinion in Le Soir (Belgian newspaper) on the Algerian insurgency. Link here.
See more in my publications.

Biography

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Thomas Renard is currently a Research Fellow at EGMONT (Royal Institute for International Relations) in Brussels. He is a member of the Reseau Multidisciplinaire d'Etudes Stratégiques (RMES) and a founding member of Alliance Géostratégique.

He is regularly invited to lecture in the College of Europe (Bruges), Ghent University (UGent) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL). He also appears frequently in international media.

He is also a Senior Associate Fellow at the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and heads their Brussels office.

He is a PhD student at Ghent University. He holds a M.A. from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. His research focus is on Terrorism and European Security. He has also an interest in transnational and unconventional threats.

In the past, Thomas Renard was a regular contributor to the Global Terrorism Analysis of the Jamestown Foundation, to which he still contributes. He was also a correspondent in Washington DC for Le Soir, the main French-speaking newspaper in Belgium and a Consultant at the Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation as well as (later and for a shorter period) an Associate Researcher at the World Security Institute in Brussels.

Previously, Thomas Renard worked at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP). Under the direction of Geoffrey Dabelko, he participated in the research on the connections between environment, population, health, and security. He was a contributor to the New Security Beat ECSP’s blog.

During the summer 2007, Mr. Renard had the chance to work for the Belgian Armed Forces’ Strategy Department. He wrote an 80-page report on the relationship between climate change and international security. His study was presented to the officers, distributed to the relevant personnel, and made available on the Army’s intranet. The report had two main purposes: define a new orientation in the Belgian military strategy, and adapt the BAF’s capabilities to the future needs.

In 2005-2006, Mr Renard was a research assistant at the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS) in Washington DC. He participated in the development of the Global Terrorism Database (GTD). Requested by the Department of Homeland Security, the GTD has become one of the largest and most systematic databases on terrorism.

Mr. Renard received his Bachelors degree in International Relations, and his Masters degree in Journalism from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. His Bachelor's thesis was about public diplomacy under the Bush administration, while his Master’s thesis concerned the treatment of the war in Iraq by the medias.

Mr. Renard had also the chance to participate in an exchange program with the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain in 2004. During that period, he made research on Spanish Foreign policy and Euromediterranean security. He also learned Spanish as his fourth language. The three others being French (mother tongue), Dutch and English.

Contact Me

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If you have questions or requests, you can email me at trenard@gwmail.gwu.edu

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Climate Change and International Security

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My Resume

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Publications

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Reports

Renard Thomas, "Climate Change and International Security: Understanding a Complex Relationship in Order to Forecast Future Conflicts (2007-2030)", Report for the Assistant Chief of Staff Strategy, Belgian Armed Forces, July 31, 2007.

Journals

What, where and who will be important in security in 2011?, NATO Review, 2010.

EU Strategic Partnerships: Evolution of a Concept, from Amsterdam to Lisbon, EU-China Observer, Issue 5, 2010, pp. 16-22.

"Strategy Wanted: The European Union and Strategic Partnerships", Security Policy Brief 13, September 2010.

Terrorism and Other Transnational Threats in the Sahel: What Role for the EU?, , Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation Policy Brief, September 2010.

"Le Syndrome de Copenhague", Revue Défense Nationale, n°731, June 2010.

"The European Union as a Security Actor: Cooperative Multilateralism", Sven Biscop and Thomas Renard, in Security and Human Rights, vol. 21:1, 2010, pp.12-17.

"A Need for Strategy in a Multipolar World: Recommendations to the EU after Lisbon", Thomas Renard and Sven Biscop, Security Policy Brief 5, Jan. 2010.

Afghanistan : une guerre stratégique pour l’Europe, un conflit existentiel pour l’OTAN, Thomas Renard & Tanguy Struye, Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), n°53, Novembre 2009.

Défense Européenne, La Grande Illusion [European Defence, The Great Illusion] - Book Review, Thomas Renard, European Foreign Affairs Review, vol. 14:4 (2009), pp. 624-626.

The value of power, the power of values: a call for an EU Grand Strategy, Sven Biscop (ed.), Egmont Paper, n°33, Oct. 2009.

Un climat de terreur : impacts potentiels du changement climatique sur le terrorisme, Thomas Renard, in Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), Hors-Série n°8, octobre-novembre 2009.

"Strategisch partnerschap tussen de EU en de BRICs: waar is de strategie?", Sven Biscop and Thomas Renard, in Internationale Spectator, Oktober 2009 - 63(10), pp. 514-516.

"A BRIC in the World: Emerging Powers, Europe, and the Coming Order", Egmont Paper, n°31, October 2009.

"The EU's Strategic Partnerships with the BRIC: Where's the Strategy?", Sven Biscop and Thomas Renard, BEPA Monthly Brief, issue 29, September 2009, pp. 6-8.

Une stratégie de bon sens. Engager l’Organisation de Coopération de Shanghai dans la lutte contre le narcotrafic, Thomas Renard, in Défense et Sécurité Internationale (DSI), n°48, mai 2009.

Europol report describes Afghanistan-Pakistan connection to trends in European Terrorism, Thomas Renard, in Terrorism Monitor, Vol VII, n°12 (8 May 2009).

"The Coming Order: Strategic and Geopolitical Impacts of the Economic Crisis", World Politics Review (subscription only), 14 April 2009. Alternative link (via Egmont).

"Djihad en Allemagne: La Connexion Ouzbèke", Les Cahiers du RMES, volume 5:2 (hiver 2008-2009), pp. 15-48.

"Europol Reveals Trends in Jihadi Terrorism in Europe", in Andrew McGregor (ed.), Unmasking Terror Volume IV: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities, Washington: Jamestown Foundation, 2008.

"Between Clausewitz and Mao: Dynamic Evolutions of the Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2008)", Small Wars Journal, October 14, 2008.

“AQIM’s Offensive Reveals Shift from Insurgency to Terrorist Tactics in Algeria”, Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 18 (September 22, 2008).

"Heated Terror: Exploration of the Possible Impacts of Climate Change on the Causes and the Targets of Terrorism", Les Cahiers du RMES, volume 5, numéro 1 (Summer 2008).

"Entre Clausewitz et Mao: Evolution Dynamique de l'Insurrection et de la Contre-Insurrection en Irak (2003-2008)", Défense et Sécurité Internationale, n°39, Juillet-Août 2008.

"Restructuring al-Qaeda’s Algerian Insurgency", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 29 (August 5, 2008).

"Moroccan Crackdown on Salafiya Jihadiya Recruitment of Fighters for Iraq", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 27 (July 23, 2008).

"Kurdish Activism in Europe: Terrorism versus Europeanization", Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 13 (June 26, 2008).

"PJAK in Northern Iraq: Tangled Interests and Proxy Wars", Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 10 (May 15, 2008).

"Europol Reveals Trends in Jihadi Terrorism in Europe", Terrorism Monitor, Volume 6, Issue 9 (May 1, 2008).

"Police Raids Uncover al-Qaeda’s Parallel World in Turkey", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 15 (April 16, 2008).

"Presence of Turkish Terrorists in Belgium Leads to Dispute with Ankara", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 13 (April 1, 2008).

"Morocco Charges Cooperation Between Terrorists and Organized Crime", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 9 (March 4, 2008).

"German Intelligence Describes a “New Quality” in Jihadi Threats", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 7 (February 20, 2008).
Foreign Policy Magazine calls it a "Must Read"

"Belgium and the Netherlands Ring in the New Year under the Shadow of Terrorism", Terrorism Focus, Volume 5, Issue 2 (January 15, 2008).

Commentaries

"EU seeks truly strategic partners" (EN) - "L'UE en quête de partenariats réellement stratégiques" (FR), Europe Diplomatie et Défence, n°347, 16 September 2010, p.4.

"Searching for a Brussels Machiavelli", EUObserver, 9 September 2010.

"Coping with the Copenhagen Syndrome", E!Sharp, 17 March 2010.

"Du G2 au G20", La Libre Belgique, 10 March 2010.

"From the new G20 to a new Multilateral Order", EU Observer, 12 January 2010.

"EU's Strategic Partnerships lack content" (with Sven Biscop), EU Observer, 27 August 2009.

"Oui, l'Afghanistan est important!" (with Tanguy Struye), La Libre Belgique, 26 June 2009.

"Afghanistan belangrijker dan het lijkt" (with Tanguy Struye), De Standaard, 24 June 2009.

"Recrudescence du Terrorisme Algérien?", opinion in Le Soir, August 22, 2008.

In the Press

"Brasil, Rusia, India y China, economías emergentes en busca de más poder político", 20 Minutos, 28 October 2010.

"Changing Role of China in International System", Xinhua, 21 October 2010.

"Dialogue de sourds au sommet Asie-Europe", Le Temps, 4 October 2010.

"South Africa summit sheds light on EU 'strategic partnerships'", EUObserver, 28 September 2010.

Interview on the Europan Council, RFI, 16 September 2010.

"A testing summit", EUObserver blog, 15 September 2010.

"Europe solidaire, Europe solitaire", Le Temps, 15 September 2010.

"Article on EU Gymnich on strategic partnerships", Mainichi Shimbun, 11 September 2010.

"Interview on EU strategic partnerships", Mainichi Shimbun, 4 July 2010.

"Au-delà de leurs divisions, les pays BRIC sont plus forts que jamais", L'Echo, 16 April 2010.

"Madrid remembers the terror", EuroparlTV, 11 March 2010.

"Le procès el-aroud", RTL-TVI, 7 March 2010.

"Le procès el-aroud", BEL-RTL, 7 March 2010.

"Invasio Jihadista 2.0", AVUI, 15 February 2010.

"Allô Bruxelles: La nouvelle stratégie européenne en Afghanistan", RFI, 28 October 2009.

"Le G20 passe à l'action", L'Echo, 26 September 2009.

"Le taux de participation sera plus important que le nom du vainqueur", L'Echo, 20 August 2009.

Detingueu-lo, té la pell fosca", AVUI, 2 August 2009.

"BRIC, Kelompok Penekan Tata Ekonomi Dunia Baru", Antara News, 26 June 2009.

"L'importance du sommet dépendra de la capacité des Bric à mettre de côté ce qui les divise", L'Echo, 16 June 2009.

"First BRIC Summit Concludes", Deutsche Welle, 16 June 2009.

"BRIC nations meeting reflects latest shift in world order", Deutsche Welle, 12 June 2009.

"Chronique Far Web", Tam-Tam Canada, 7 May 2009.

New Media

"The Old World's importance to the new world order", Thomas Renard & Sven Biscop, European Geostrategy, 3 July 2010.

"Le Syndrome de Copenhague ou les 6 Symptômes du Nouvel Ordre Mondial", Alliance Géostratégique, 25 June 2010.

"NSS Review: Europe Given Short Shrift", Thomas Renard & Sven Biscop, New Atlanticist, 3 June 2010.

"Time to end the Copenhagen Syndrome", European Geostrategy, 21 March 2010.

"Après Copenhague: Vers un Nouvel Ordre Multilatéral Mondial", Alliance Géostratégique, 11 March 2010.

Afghanistan: Strategic war for Europeans, existential conflict for NATO, European Geostrategy, 8 September 2009.

Les Soviétiques et l’Otan en Afghanistan : des différences qui importent, Agoravox, June 10, 2009.

Les Soviétiques et l’Otan en Afghanistan : des différences qui importent, Alliance Géostratégique, May 26, 2009.

Saisir le moment multilatéral, Alliance Géostratégique, March 16, 2009.

Le Soir (non exhaustive list)

"'McCain gagnera les primaires mais perdra la présidentielle'", February 7, 2008.

"Un 'Super Tuesday' super serré", February 6, 2008.

"Avec Gonzalez, Bush perd un allié de plus", August 28, 2007.

"Drew Faust", February 19, 2007.

"Les projets américains à Cuba restent flous", August 5-6, 2006.

"Fidel Castro est isolé politiquement", August 2, 2006.

"La diplomatie s'active pour la paix", August 1, 2006.

"Une capitale livrée au chaos", July 28, 2006.

"Pas d'aide internationale sans couloirs humanitaires", July 25, 2006.

"Israel-Liban: Le spectre de la guerre régionale", July 14, 2006.

"Kim Jong-il", July 7, 2006.

The New Security Beat

Bangladesh’s Stability Threatened by Natural Disasters, Migration, Terrorism

Environmentalists and Indigenous Peoples: Natural Allies?

Green Helmets for Gorillas? Weighing the Case for Ecological Intervention

New Reading: Environment, Population, and Security in Africa

The Shifting Discourse on Oil Independence

Russia in the Arctic: A Race for Oil or Patriotism?

Capitol Hill Considers National Security Implications of Climate Change

Quantitative Study Reveals Link Between Climate Change and Conflict in China

Climate Change, Population Growth Could Trigger Global Food Crisis

Climate Change Reshapes World’s Atlas